Steel railroad-tie and rail-fastener.



I E. wILLs'oN. STEEL RAILROAD TIE AND -IIAII. ASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- II, 1.915.

Patented May 16, 1916.

v SH A v I @v Wifi/nm V'NIE il? JESSE 'E. WILLSN, 0F OELWEIN, IOWA.

STEEL RAILROAD-TIE AND RAIL-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 11, 1915. Serial No. 50,235.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, JnssnE. VVILLsorn a citizen of the United States, resident of Oelwein, in the .county of Fayette and State of Iowa, have made a certain new and useful Invention in Steel Railroad-Ties and Rail-Fasteners; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains` to make and use the invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked a thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the invention, as applied.' Fig. 2 is an end view of the same. f

The invention has relation to metallic railroad ties, embodying means for fastening the rails thereto, and it consists in the novel construction and combinations of parts, as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the invention, the numeral 2 designates two angle bars, of steel or other suit- .able metal, having upright flanges 3, 3,

placed back to back and spaced apart at 4, a straight bar 5 of the same length as the angle bars and of a height about one-third that of said upright flanges, or of a height about twice the thickness of the said flanges, being fitted closely between the sameat the bottom thereof, and the flanges and the straight bar. secured together by suitable means, as horizontal bolts 7, 7. Fitting closely between the uprightllanges of the angle bars, at the upper portion of the space 4, and separated from the lower straight bar 5, are a plurality of metal plates 8, 8, 82, 83, 84, 85, usually siX in number and of rectangular form, spaced apart from each other and from the lower straight bar 5, bolts 9, 9 being used to secure said flanges and plates together in solid manner. At each end portion of the tie so formed are located fastener devices for the rails, said devices comprising each clamp plates 10, fitting between the upright flanges of the angle bars in the spaces between the upper rectangular plates, said clamp plates having each a lower horizontal branch 11, sliding upon the upper edge of the bar 5 and in the space between said bar and the rectangular plates, an upright branch 12 in the space be- 2 tween Aadjacent rectangular plates, and an upper horizontal branch 13, adapted for engagement with the flange of the rail. The upright branch of each clamp plate is located intermediately of the lower horizontal branch of said plate, said lower branch having a long outer section 14, rounded atits lower corner at 15, and a short inner section 16, of about the same length as the upper horizontal branch 13 and located directly below the same. 'In released position the outer clampk plate is slid endwise until the outer edge of its upright branch is adjacent to the inner vertical edge of the rectangular plate 8; the long section 15 of its lower horizontal branch being located in the l space between the said plate 8 and the bar 5. 'l In this position, the short section 16 of said lower horizontal branch is spaced apart from the rectangular plate 8, so that if the clamp plate is rocked upon its rounded outer corner, it may be removed from the tie proper, for replacing by another clamp plate or for repairs. The adjacent clamp plate 10, when released, is slid back in a direction op posite to that of the first named clamp plate, and its position corresponds with that of the first namedI plate and it may be removed and replaced in the same way.

The rail being placed upon the ties, the clamp plates are slid together until the lower short sections of their lower horizontal branches engage under the rectangular plate 8 or 84, the upright branches of said plates being then adjacent to the vertical edges of the rectangular plate 8 or 8", and the upper horizontal branches of the plates engaging over the rail flange, the lower edges of said branches being formed to neatly lit the rail flange. Wedges 17 are then inserted between the angle bars, in the spaces between the rectangular plates 8, 82 and 83, 85 and the upright branches of the clamp plates and, being securely hammered down, the clamp plates will be rigidly held against outward movement and the rail securely fastened.

All parts of this tie and rail fastener are made preferably of steel, the clamp plates being slightly thinner "than the division plates between the angle bars, to permit oftheir ready insertion and removal and easy movement when 'in place. Ilhe wedges may be removed by pinch bars or other suitable means when repairs are to be made.

It is designed by the use of this invention to provide a strong and durable railroad tie Patented'May 16, 1916.

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' e and fastener at moderate cost of construci p upper plates and having lower branches fitting between said lower straight bar.

2. A metallic railroad tie and rail fastener, comprising angle bars having opposed upright flanges spaced'apart, a lower straight bar between said flanges, upper upper plates and said fi? plates between said fianges, said plates spaced apart from each other and from said lower straight bar, and movable fastener plates between said flanges and having each an upright branch between said kupper plates a lowerv and a lower horizontal branch between said upper plates and said lower bar.

3..'A metallic railroadtie and rail fastn'er, comprising angle bars having opposed upright flanges spaced apart, a lower straight bar between said flanges, upper plates between said fianges, said plates spaced apart from each other and from sa'id lower straight bar,movable fastener plates between said flanges and having each a lower y horizontal branch having a rounded corner and located between said upper plates and said lower bar, and an upright branch betweenr said upper plates and located intermediately of the length of said horizontal branch, and wedge keys between said upright branches and the outermost and innermost of said upper plates.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JESSE E. WILLSON. Witnesses: RoLLIN J. COOK, CHARLES BRAY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner ot Patents. Washington, D. C." 

